Utilization-Focused Evaluation: The New Century Text
Utilization-Focused Evaluation: The New Century Text by Michael Quinn Patton, published by SAGE Publications, Inc in October 1996, is a comprehensive resource that explores the methodologies and rationale behind conducting program evaluations. This third edition spans 448 pages and is presented in English, offering both practical insights and theoretical frameworks essential for understanding evaluation research in social action programs.
Readers will find that each chapter includes a review of relevant literature alongside actual case examples, which serve to illustrate key concepts effectively. The book emphasizes a specific perspective on program evaluation, critiquing traditional approaches that have often proven unhelpful. By focusing on the utility of evaluations, this edition aims to guide practitioners in implementing more effective evaluation strategies.
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Both practical and theoretical, Utilization-Focused Evaluation: The New Century Text, Third Edition tells how to conduct program evaluations and why to conduct them in the manner prescribed. Each chapter contains a review of the relevant literature and actual case examples to illustrate major points. Finally, the book offers a definite point of view developed from observing much of what has passed for program evaluation that has not been very useful.
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